7 Feb
2010
7 Feb
'10
2:05 p.m.
On Feb 7, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Ben wrote:
What happened to the saying "you give a inch, they take a mile"?
Huh?
Also, unless I missed something, Windows isn't
free. I I doubt
that if I
found a junked PC that happeend to have a runnable copy of
Windows on the
hard drivce the ntat would count as a valid Windows license. I don't
particulalry care for Windows, or any Microsoft product for that
matter,
but that doesn't give me the right to pirate them.
So don't run Windows. FPGA/CPLD/PAL software runs on other platforms.
Indeed, large-scale chip design in the real world isn't typically
done
under Windows. The whole point is FPGA/CPLD/PAL design is available
for the average
working person. Large scale chip design is *not* to my knowledge[1].
But FPGA/CPLD/PAL design *is*...and why wouldn't you want to use
professional tools instead of toys? Real tools are available.
PS. I have a design concept with about the same number
of gates as
6809 or a Z80.
Cool! Describe?
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL